Tag Archives: Equality Act

Defining ‘sex’ in the Equality Act

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Darren Newman

[Added: April 2025Well the Supreme Court Decision is out and they have allowed the appeal and ruled that for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, sex is determined biologically and not be reference to a Gender Recognition Certificate. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biological sex, Equality Act, For Women Scotland, gender, gender identity, Gender recognition act, politics, trans, transgender, women | 16 Comments

Indirect discrimination – squandering our Brexit freedoms?

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Darren Newman

The Sunday Telegraph reports concern among Tory MPs that Rishi Sunak is “squandering Brexit Freedoms by approving more EU rules”. The headline refers to new Regulations amending the Equality Act 2010. With its usual calm understatement when dealing with discrimination … Continue reading →

Posted in BREXIT, Equality Act, Indirect discrimination, Uncategorized | Tagged CHEZ, Equality Act, indirect discrimination, Telegraph | Leave a comment

‘Last Chance Saloon’ for gender pay gap reporting?

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Darren Newman

With just days to go before the deadline for large employers to submit their gender pay gap information (30 March for the public sector, 4 April for the private and third sectors) the press is full of concern that many … Continue reading →

Posted in gender pay gap, Uncategorized | Tagged Equality Act, Equality Act 2006, Equality Commission | 8 Comments

Docking wages for toilet breaks: the real scandal

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Darren Newman

In the folk song ‘Drill ye Tarriers Drill’ Big Jim Goff is blown into the air by a workplace explosion and when he queries why his next wage packet is a dollar short he is told ‘you were docked for … Continue reading →

Posted in Wages | Tagged call centre, deductions from wages, Equality Act, Jo Swinson, Madeleine Moon, Toilet breaks | 18 Comments

Age discrimination and the Government’s ‘Youth Contract’

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Darren Newman

Could the Government be sued over its new ‘Youth Contract’ which rewards employers who take on young workers aged 18-24 with payments of up to £2,275? According to the Daily Telegraph, the Government’s own guidance has warned that companies could … Continue reading →

Posted in Age discrimination | Tagged age discrimination, Equality Act, Equality Directive, Justification, Rowena Mason, Telegraph, Work Programme, Young Workers, Youth Contract | Leave a comment